The Light of Asia, or The Great Renunciation, being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism — Edwin Arnold / Edwin Lester Arnold

Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English poet and journalist. He lived in India during the 1857 massacre, then returned to England and became a journalist (and eventually editor-in-chief) for The Daily Telegraph. He was instrumental in sponsoring H.